noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
granular; in granular form
Technical term used in scientific, medical, or industrial contexts to describe a substance consisting of small particles or granules.
この薬は顆粒状で、水に溶かして服用します。
This medicine is in granular form and is taken dissolved in water.
顆粒状の肥料を土に混ぜてください。
Please mix the granular fertilizer into the soil.
Compound of 顆粒 (karyū, 'granule') + 状 (jō, 'form' or 'shape'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.